Sunday, January 25, 1998Last modified at 2:51 a.m. on Sunday, January 25, 1998

World wonders about presidential scandal

Associated Press

From despair in Cairo to bafflement in Havana, the latest sex scandal dogging President Clinton generated growing concern in newspapers and capitals around the world Saturday.

News of the president's alleged affair made the front pages in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, where journalists speculated Clinton's new woes might weaken the dollar, cripple the peace process in Israel or even lead to a military strike on Iraq.

Prosecutors allege that Clinton had a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, 24, and later encouraged her to lie about it.